Ava Evans knows that not every child around the world has the chances at life that she’s had. She was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect, a hole in her heart, when she was born. It was corrected through surgery. “God gave me an opportunity to be here and be alive and live for Him,”…
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Newsletter October 2026
Franklin Graham Update | October Hope for Flooded Nepal Dear Friend, The images of flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border shocked the world. A terrifying wall of water rushed down through deep river gorges in the Himalayas at speeds over 100 mph. The torrent, heavy with mud, ice, and debris, wiped away multistory buildings and continued to destroy village homes for…
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Operation Christmas Child Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions Browse by Category Browse by Category Operation Christmas Child · Project Overview · Global Influence of OCC Packing Your Shoebox · Packing and Delivery · Gift Suggestions · Packing Party Planning Tool · Shoebox Labels · Printable Labels · Adhesive Labels · Tracking Your Shoebox Gift · Build a Shoebox Online ·…
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God Is Using a Child to Plant Seeds for the Gospel
Abigail Porter’s journey with Operation Christmas Child started when she saw a Samaritan’s Purse video of boys and girls receiving shoebox gifts and learning about Jesus Christ. Although she was only 4 at the time, God moved in her heart, and she knew she wanted to start packing shoeboxes. Some people thought this would be…
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Family & Children’s Resources
Family and Children’s Resources Lessons and Activities Promotional Resources Videos Articles Operation Christmas Child is a great mission project for kids! Whether you are focusing on packing shoeboxes as a family or as a group during Sunday school, children’s church, or VBS, these resources will help your boys and girls learn more about the importance…
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Operation Christmas Child 2024-25 Report
Operation Christmas Child Special Report Every Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift prayerfully packed in Jesus' Name is a tangible expression of God's love to a boy or girl in desperate need. We praise the Lord for how He is using thousands of volunteers and church partners to share the eternal hope of the Gospel through…
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Operation Christmas Child Peru (Chapra)
Open Map Bringing the Gospel to the Jungle Llevamos el Evangelio a la Selva Experience with Audio Full experience available on larger devices Experiencia completa disponible en dispositivos más grandes Operation Christmas Child reaches children in remote Peru Deep in the jungle of northern Peru, the Chapra people maintain a simple lifestyle with tight-knit family relationships. Telling stories is an ancient tradition in this oral culture,…
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Celebrating 200 Million Blessings
Elizabeth Groff is on a special journey to help pack the 200 millionth Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift since the Samaritan’s Purse project began in 1993. Elizabeth, who received a shoebox gift years ago as a lonely child in an orphanage in Ukraine, is currently traveling to different U.S. drop-off locations and processing centers with…
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Graham Family Participates in Operation Christmas Child Pacific Push
Franklin Graham presented a bold vision to the Operation Christmas Child team late last year (2018): Deliver gift-filled shoeboxes in Jesus’ Name to every child on 1,000 Pacific islands—more than half a million kids. He believed those island nations and the children who live on them had been forgotten, but he was determined that would…
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Order Free Materials
Order Free Materials Prepare to pack your Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts by ordering free resources. We’ll provide everything you need to get started this shoebox season—labels, posters, flyers, and more. Each item will help you pack and send your gift-filled shoeboxes, as well as spread the word about Operation Christmas Child to your church,…
